Brush-holder.



No. 865,029.` PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907. R. FEHLER & D. MULAUGHLIN.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

BRUSH-HOLDER.

No. l865,029.

Speceation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application filed August 1,1906. Serial No. 328,815.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, RUDOLPH FEHLER and DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN, citizens oithe United States, residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and Stateoi Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements inBrush-Holders, 0i which the followingl is a specification. l Ourinvention relates to improvements in that class oi brush holders whichare adapted to be used in connection with a rotary water conduit of abottle washing machine.

The object oi our improvement is more especially to provide a brushholder which is permanently connected with a water duct at all timeswhereby the liability oi the same becoming accidentally detached fromthe duct and lost is avoided.

Our invention is explained by reference to the accom panying drawings,in which,

Figure l is a side view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, showing theclamping jaws closed, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section, showing theclamping jaws opened.

Like parts are identified by the same relerenoe letters throughout theseveral views.

Our bottle brush holder comprises among other things a tubular sleeve Aand two semi-circular brush retaining jaws B which are of uniform sizeand shape. The shank C o the jaws is formed of two separable parts7which parts, when taken together, are cylindrical in shape and areprovided on their periphery with screw threaded bearings D which operatein the thread E oi the sleeve. The sleeve A serves to hold the jaws Btogether around the loop F of the brush and said sleeve is adapted to beconnected with a Water duct through which water is led from a supply notshown to the brush. The shank C is provided with a longitudinal apertureor duct Gr through which water is led to the brush as the same is beingrevolved within a bottle. The shank A is also provided with an annulargroove II formed for the reception of the annular inwardlyprojectingflange I of the sleeve, which flange I engages the shoulder .l of theshank and prevents the shank from being accidentally disengaged from thesleeve.

A central V-shaped space is provided between the lower en ds of nthe twoparts comprising the shank which permits such lower ends when screwedforward out of engagement with the thread of the inclosing sleeve to lapproach each other, whereby the outer ends of the jaws may be thrownapart as shown in Fig. 3 preparatory to attaching and detaching thebrush.

It will be obvious that when the shank is screwed inwardly, theunthreaded cylindrical bearing K thereo will be caused to bear againstthe annular flange I oithe sleeve, whereby said jaws B will be broughttogether, and whereby the brush will be securely retained in placebetween them.

It will be understood that this device is adapted to be simultaneouslyused with a large number of others ol like construction with that classof bottle washing machines which are used by brewers and soda watermanufacturers for washing bottles.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is,

l. In a brush holder for bottle washing' machines, the combination witha tubular sleeve adapted to he connected with a revoluble water duct ofthe machine, ot a pair of brush retaining` jaws of similar size andshape and propermanently retaining said jaws in said sleeve both whenopen and closed.

2. In a brush holder :tor bottle washing machines, the combination of atubular sleeve having an annular' terlninal flange and adapted to heconnected with a revolnble Water duct o1 the machine, a pair of brushretaining jaws provided with a longitudinal water channel andrespectively provided with semicylindrical shanks having threadedhearings in said sleeve, an unthreaded hearing formed on said shankadapted to hear against the annular ilange ot the sleeve and hold saidjaws together when said Shanks are screwedl into said sleeve and meanson said jaws for retaining; said shank in said sleeve when open andpartially removed therefrom.

3, In a brush holder for hottie washing machines, the combination o1 ascrew threaded tubular sleeve provided with an inwardly projectingflange, said sleeve heine signature in the RUDOLPH FEHLER. DANIELMCLAUGHLIN.

Witnesses Jxs. B. ERWIN, O. R. EnwIN.

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